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Aloha From Honolulu!

You find yourself refreshed by

the presence of cheerful people.

Why not make an honest effort

to confer that pleasure

on others? 

Half the battle is gained if

you never allow yourself to

say anything gloomy.

Lydia M. Child

We taste and feel

and see the truth.

We do not reason

ourselves into it.

        William Butler Yeats

Trismas Cree 

"Miyo-manitowi-kîsikanisi"

Is the Cree phrase for 

"Have a Merry Christmas" 

The Cree are an Indigenous people who occupy territory in the Subarctic and Plains regions of Canada. There are three main dialects of the Cree language: “th” Woodlands, “y” Plains, and “n” Swampy Cree. 

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Melaleuca quinquenervia

Commonly known as the broad-leaved paperbark, paper bark tea tree, punk tree or niaouli, is a small- to medium-sized tree of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It grows as a spreading tree up to 20 m tall, with its trunk covered by a white, beige and grey thick papery bark.              Wikipedia

Whenever you are 

sincerely pleased 

you are nourished. 

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

Dawn Moon

The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.

     Deng Ming-Dao

F A C E

The greatest evil 

that can befall someone 

is to come to 

think ill of themselves.

                        Goethe

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The master has failed

more times than 

the beginner has tried.

Stephen McCranie

There is a sweet spot 

between the known 

and the unknown 

where originality happens; 

The key is to be able to linger 

there without panicking.

Ed Catmull

Pixar/Disney Executive

Those who rush things 

too much, without reflection, 

can be surpassed by those 

who take their time.

           Malagasy Proverb

Having a good discussion 

is like having riches. 

  Kenyan proverb

Age represents

a fine cargo of 

experiences and memories. 

     Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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When one door closes,

another window opens.

Julie Andrews

Sunday saw the

Honolulu Marathon!

My mission in life is

not merely to survive,

but to thrive; and to do

so with some passion,

some compassion, some

humor, and some style.

 Maya Angelou

Cattle Egret

An evil person is like

a dirty window, they

never let the light

shine through. 

  William Makepeace Thackeray

Buddha taught that

most problems – if only 

you give them enough time 

and space – 

will eventually 

wear themselves out.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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In the midst of darkness,

light persists.

Mahatma Gandhi

Dawn itself is the

most neglected masterpiece

of the modern world.

   R. Murray Schafer

 Music fathoms the sky. 

Charles Baudelaire

One who naps after lunch

and walks after dinner

never needs to

see a physician.

    Arabic proverb

Person to person, 

moment to moment, 

as we love, 

we change the world. 

 Samahria Lyte Kaufman

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Within you there is 

a stillness and a sanctuary 

to which you can retreat

 at any time and be yourself.

 Hermann Hesse

I have been and

still am a seeker, 

but I have ceased

to question 

stars and books; 

 have begun to listen to

the teaching my blood 

whispers to me.     

   Hermann Hesse

All the wonders you seek 

are within yourself.     

Thomas Browne

Who suffers before it is necessary,

suffers more than is necessary.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Don't fall

before

you are

punished. 

Old English proverb

Look within. Within 

is the fountain of good, 

and it will ever bubble up, 

if thou wilt ever dig.     

   Marcus Aurelius

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Aloha From Honolulu!

In morning light

The harbor gleams,

Water dances

Like particle beams.

The boats sway gently

That way and this

Tide returning.

Nothing amiss.

  Cloudia Charters

A camera is a tool for 

learning how to see 

without a camera.

 Dorothea Lange

Anole Lizard

In a forest of a hundred 

thousand trees, no two 

leaves are alike. And 

no two journeys along 

the same path are alike.     

Paulo Coelho

The great person

does not lose

a child's heart.

Mencius

Life is short, live it. 

Love is rare, grab it. 

Anger is bad, dump it. 

Fear is awful, face it. 

Memories are sweet, 

cherish it.

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Aloha From Honolulu!

Today's a new day.

It's your day.

You shape it.

Don't let it be shaped by

someone else's

ignorance or fear.

   Steve Maraboli

Honolulu, 5 December, 2024

It cost nothing

to wish others well.

Even at a distance,

you are

the one who

benefits most

after all.

Abutilon grandifolium

the hairy Indian mallow

The next message

you need is always

right where you are.

Ram Dass

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

When something finds you,

pause and see, Whispers the universe:

"meant to be."

A creature, a moment,

Idea gleaming true, In all of these

there's meaning for you.

Small is grand

And grand is small The wisdom of life

Moves through it all.

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Once we embrace

What unites us as one  

Renewing our kinship

A new journey's begun.  

Each seed that we plant

in the soil of our days,  

Cultivates peace in 

innumerable

ways.